DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Ash Kalra

California State Assemblymember, District 25 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 25Born 1972

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 20; 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.8%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +45.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Alternative Protein Innovation Select · chair
Judiciary · chair
Downtown Recovery Select
Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select
Housing and Community Development
Labor and Employment
Mental Health Crisis Select
Natural Resources
Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select
Social Housing Select
Status of Boys and Men of Color Select
Utilities and Energy

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 35 sponsored · 20 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 1697 Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.
Employmentcontracts · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2263 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: employee housing: transit-oriented joint development projects.
SantaClaraValleyTransportationAuthority · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2534 Domestic Violence Prevention Act: forced marriage.
DomesticViolencePreventionAct · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2495 Unlawful immigration-related practices.
Unlawfulimmigration-relatedpractices · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2305 Attorneys: corporate legal funders.
Attorneys · Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kalra sits in the California State Assembly

Kalra is closer to the center than 7% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Damon Connolly, Liz Ortega, Chris Rogers

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET

With Kalra’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Assembly.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Kalra’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Kalra	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 1, 2026	SB 886: California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 62–7
Sep 1, 2026	SB 133: Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 66–9
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1246: Autonomous vehicles.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 65–11
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 24–33
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1301: Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 63–11

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Kalra was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 27 California State Assembly, District 25

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California State Assembly, District 25	Won	D+45.7	D+33.6	+12.1
2024	California State Assembly, District 25	Won	D+36.8	D+33.6	+3.2
2022	California State Assembly, District 25	Won	D+40.1	D+44.1	−4.0
2020	California State Assembly, District 27	Won	D+45.3	—	—
2018	California State Assembly, District 27	Won	D+52.6	—	—
2016	California State Assembly, District 27	Won	D+6.4	—	—